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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden, UDC]
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TABLE No 1.
Cases under treatment:—
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fever. | Erysipelas. | Other Diseases. | TOTAL. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remaining on December 31, 1896 | 55 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 62 |
| Admitted | 329 | 137 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 487 |
| Total | 384 | 143 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 549 |
| Discharged | 326 | 87 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 433 |
| Died | 9 | 34 | 2 | - | - | 45 |
| Total | 49 | 22 | - | - | - | 71 |
TABLE No. 2.
Wards and other places from which cases were admitted:—
| wards. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fever. | Erysipelas. | Other Diseases. | TOTAL. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. North West | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 48 |
| 2. South West | 16 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 31 |
| 3. „ Central | 52 | 30 | 3 | — | — | 85 |
| 4. „ Kilburn | 104 | 34 | 2 | — | — | 140 |
| 5. Mid „ | 61 | 34 | — | — | — | 95 |
| 6. North „ | 13 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 26 |
| 7. „ Eastern | 39 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 44 |
| Other Districts | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Staff | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 11 |
| Total | 329 | 137 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 487 |
There have been 117 more cases this year than last.